docs: def index_name_if_in_list(name, name_list, suffix='', prefix=''):
      """
      Find a unique name by adding an index to the name so it is unique within the given list.
  
      Parameters:
          name (str): Name
          name_list (iterable): List of names that the new name must differ from.
          suffix (str): The suffix to append after the index.
          prefix (str): The prefix to append in front of the index.
  
      Returns:
          str: A unique name within the given list.
      """
      new_name = '{}'.format(name)
      index = 1
  
      while new_name in name_list:
          new_name = '{}_{}{}{}'.format(name, prefix, index, suffix)
          index += 1
  
      return new_name